Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-06

Qigantlc Strength threw TIE men h"oy
from him, but ere he could do any
thing they were at him again. The men
in the front of the chr had got Huiligan
outside, and after Hoehn was knocked
down--after being shotiu the shoulder
the robbers escaped. Wounded as he
was Hoehn arose and attempted 10 fol-
low the men, revolver in hand. During
the row couldn't do anything. There
was promiscuous firing, and 1 was IN u
had place. think fifteen or twenty
shots were fred. The fight lasted five
or seven minutes, and was rs lively as
could be-"
In an interview with the chief OF de
tectives today Conductor Oliliger, OF
the train, said: zone of the gang got
on at Pittsburgh and had n ticket Tor
Favenna. at Alliance three more OF
the gang got on my train. Two OF them
Lad tickets for Ravenna, the other for
Hudson. When the train arrived at
Eayenna the three who got on at ALI
pnce left the ladies' CIR and won't into
the smoker. heard some trouble III
there and attempted to go in, but was
met at the door by man who pointed
revolver at me and forbade me to enter.
! did not know the nature OF the
trouble, but went back into the ladies'
car and borrowed a revolver from a
passenger. Then | returned and saw
Captain Hoehn struggling with the
gang. / tried to use the revolver, but
it wouldn't work. | started the train,
hut, learning that the officers were not
en- board, backed mp again. On the
track | found bloody coupling-pln,
and TT the station found Detective
Hulligan living on the ground insensl-
bic with handcuif on his left wrist.
i immediately teIeglHphed to the su-
permtendent of the road and to the
superintendent of police at Cleyc-
land"
Baggngemaster John KcDney says
that one OF the gang who carried "A
coupling pin walked to where Hulligln
sat and struck him a heavy blow on the
bead with it, while another pointed his
revolver at Captain Hoehn. Hulligan
WAS dragged from the car insensible,
with the prisoner still shackled to him,
while Captain tloehn was desperately
fighting the others who were shooting
him and pounding him with coupling
pins.
The prisoner Mc]Eunn is described
IS about twenty-five years old and
weighing 40 pounds. He is five feet
eight or nine inches in height, light
complexion. with no beard, and is
rather boyish-looking. He wore dark
clothes and a soft black hat.
Captain Hoehn was visited by the
police commissioners this evening at
the hospital. He said "Gentlemen,
we had desperate, hard fight and lost
cur man, but that is only for short
time We shall get him again. We were
both struck with coupling-pin about
the same time. and the scream that Mr..
Eulligan gave | shall never get ont OF
nv oars-it was so intense. 1t was most
awful to see that poor fellow hand
cuflcd to criminal and unable to han
Ole himself. During all this time was
fighting two and sometimes three at
Cnce. OF course ] had my two hands
20 handle them. II Hulligan had had
10th of his we should probably have
captured two, besides keeping oar
man" The house physician here in
terfered and forbade The Captain to
talk any longera and counselled the com
missioners not to attempt to see him
again for several days.
The police commissioners have of
fered 81; 900 reward for the capture OF
any of the criminals, the CuyahOga
county commissioners a like sum, the
Portage county commissioners a SINH
lar amount, Benedict d Ruedy offer
ZOO for the recovery of their goods,
and the mayor hes asked the Governor
by telegraph to offer a reward for the
capture of the asSailantSin behalf OF the
State. A dozen detectives and other Off
cels have gone down to Ravenna, aud
the people thereabout have been scour-
ing the woods all day. This afternoon
word came from ElmirG, n. L., that a
man answering to the description OF
one Of the gang has been arrested
there. Descriptions have been tele-
graphed broadcast to every place OF
importance in the country, and the
most active efforts are making to find
:he desperadoes.
Word was received from Ravenna to-
night that early this morning five
strange men were seen on the railroad
| track some distance South OF the sta
ton. Two of them. supporting a
wounded companion, left at Mil street,
| going west, the other two went east.
Portage county is being secured by a
large numbered officers from here, aided
by the Allegheny City chief of police
aud one of his detectives. The thief
McMunn's real name has been found to
be Eddie Guerin, notorious crook,
who shot a police officer in Chicago
about a month ago, His picture was
recognized this evening by the woman
| he boarded with while here.